1.“名詞+介詞+(同一)名詞”
arm in arm 臂挽著臂 bit by bit 一點一點地,逐漸地
day after day 日復一日地 day by day 一天一天地
day to day 日常地 face to face 面對面
hand in hand 手牽手地 heart to heart 互相交心地
little by little 一點一點地 mouth to mouth 口對口地
one by one 一個接一個地 shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩
side by side 并肩 step by step 一步步地
year after year 年復一年 word for word 逐字地
2.from+名詞+(同一)名詞
from cover to cover 從頭到尾 from coast to coast 從一個海岸到另一個海岸
from door to door 挨家挨戶 from house to house 挨家挨戶
from hand to hand 從一人之手到他人之手 from side to side 左右搖擺
from time to time 時常、經(jīng)常
3.“in+名詞+of”
in advance of 在……前面 in aid of 幫助 in behalf of 為了(……的利益)
in case of 如果,萬一,以防 in celebration of 慶?! n charge of 負責,管理
in defence of 保衛(wèi) in explanation of 解釋 in face of 面對
in favour of 贊成,主張 in front of 在……前面 in honor of 紀念,祝賀,歡迎
in memory of 紀念 in need of 需要 in place of 代替
in possession of 擁有 in praise of 稱贊 in respect of 關(guān)于,就……而言
in search of 尋找,搜找 in spite of 雖然,盡管
in support of 為了支持(擁護)…… in view of 鑒于,考慮到
4.“in+名詞+for”
in exchange for 作為對……的交換 in preparation for 為……作準備
in return for 作為……的報答 in reward for 作為……的報酬
5.“in+名詞+to”
in addition to 加之,除……之外 in answer to 回答,響應
in reply to 對……的回答(答復) in response to 回答,響應
in/with reference to 關(guān)于 in/with regard to 關(guān)于